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[Agora Report] 1939 ΝΝ: Section ΝΝ Season of 1939

Rodney S. Young ... Section ΝΝ lies at the mouth of the valley between Pnyx and Areopagus, which was the important thoroughfare from the Agora to the Pnyx and to the southern parts of the city, as well as to the Piraeus Gate, ... 26 Sep 1938-24 Jun 1939

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[Agora Object] G 235: Vessel Fragment

A single fragment preserving the slightly flattened bottom of a closed vessel. On outside, inset spirals of pale blue. Opaque, white, china like substance. Drain A, mixed fill. 3rd c. B.C.-late 3rd c ... 4 May 1940

[Agora Object] G 237: Bowl or Bottle Fragment

Fragment preserving foot and part of lower wall of a bowl or more probably a squat rounded bottle. Ring foot; concave bottom. Thin, colorless glass. Cistern. Baskets 3-12. 1121, 1132 Leica PD 505 ... 2-9 June 1939

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[Agora Object] IL 976: Lead Curse Tablet (Defixio)

Originally one piece, folded in three; the small lower fold now broken away. Cistern. Early Roman. 1121, 1135 Leica DA 13710 ... June 1939

[Agora Object] L 3729: Lamp

Nozzle and part of front missing. Down sloping rim with degenerate herringbone; plain discus with five holes arranged to form a cross. Solid handle with two grooves above only. On reverse, two shallow ... 2 May 1939

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[Agora Object] L 3731: Lamp

Mended from several pieces; complete save for small piece of discus, rim and top, at left. Wreath on rim, with plain panels. On the discus, bust of Athena, left. She wears a crested Corinthian helmet and ... 4 May 1939

[Agora Object] L 3732: Lamp

End of nozzle missing; filling hole chipped. Raised globules on rim and lower wall; ridges around filling hole. Pierced handle with four grooves on the front. On reverse, two circular ridges, enclosing ... 4 May 1939

[Agora Object] L 3733: Lamp

Intact. Herringbone on rim; small plain discus; solid handle with three grooves in front, two behind. Two circular grooves on reverse. Unglazed. Light orange-red clay. Type XXVIII of Corinth collection ... 4 May 1939

[Agora Object] L 3734: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Handles and most of nozzles missing. Typical dots on rim and body; raised "alpha" on reverse. Red clay, the surface much blackened. Type XX of Corinth collection. Brown late Roman fill. 1168 Leica ... 5 May 1939

[Agora Object] L 3737: Lamp

Top oh handle broken off. Three holes on discus and another in groove leading to nozzle. Traces of cross on discus. Small ring foot, connected by a raised ridge with base of handle. Unglazed. Light red ... 6 May 1939

[Agora Object] L 3738: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Intact. Grooved handle, unpierced. Winged Eros, left, in front of altar, trumpeting; animal at feet. Rim panelled with chevrons and rings. Signed on bottom " K Y", within two circular grooves. Red glaze ... 6 May 1939

[Agora Object] L 3761: Lamp

Intact except for small hole on bottom. Wavy lines on rim; plain discus with four holes and a fifth at throat of nozzle. Semi-pierced handle, two grooves above, one below. Two oval grooves on reverse; ... 12 May 1939

[Agora Object] L 3763: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Ribbed discus; leaves and clusters on rim. Double grooved handle, semi-pierced with relief semi-circles at bottom. On the bottom, the letters either side of a palm branch. Two circular grooves around ... 13 May 1939

[Agora Object] L 3764: Lamp

Intact except for cracks and chips. Pierced double grooved handle. Narrow plain rim, separated from discus by a pronounced ridge. Two small ridges on discus around filling hole; alternating grooves and ... 13 May 1939

[Agora Object] L 3790: Multiple Nozzle Lamp

Complete except for chips. Fairly deep body, the upper and lower halves meeting at an angle; ring foot; slightly sunken top, marked off by a scraped line. Five nozzles, slightly fluked. Black glaze, very ... 16 May 1939

[Agora Object] L 3889: Lamp

Most of upper body and handle; nozzle and bottom broken away. Triangular rim; Christian monogram with "alpha; and "omega" on discus. Red glaze. Type XXXI of Corinth collection. Cistern; box 1. 1121 Leica ... 2 June 1939

[Agora Object] L 3890: Lamp

Most of nozzle and part of body, rim and discus at one side missing. Plain discus, petals on rim; large pierced handle; triple grooved in front only. Reverse outlined by a single groove; small depression ... 5 June 1939

[Agora Object] L 3891: Lamp

Handle missing; otherwise intact. Typical globules and volutes; on the bottom, the typical "alpha". Red to dark brown glaze. Type XX of Corinth collection. Cistern. 1123 Leica ... 7 June 1939

[Agora Object] L 3892: Lamp

Handle and end of nozzle missing. Smaller than L 3891 (NN 1195); typical globules; on the bottom the typical "alpha". Red clay and glaze. Type XX of Corinth collection. Cistern. 1123 Leica ... 7 June 1939

[Agora Object] L 3893: Lamp

Handle missing; otherwise intact. Roughly watch-shaped body; thickened rim around filling hole. On upper body, three relief-rosettes at each side, one on nozzle. Signed on bottom, "alpha", the letter in ... 7 June 1939